But that's a mystery. Cain, come on with me.

_Adah_. Will he return?

_Lucifer_. Aye, woman! he alone 540
Of mortals from that place (the first and last
Who shall return, save ONE), shall come back to thee,
To make that silent and expectant world
As populous as this: at present there
Are few inhabitants.

_Adah_. Where dwellest thou?

_Lucifer_. Throughout all space. Where should I dwell? Where are
Thy God or Gods--there am I: all things are
Divided with me: Life and Death--and Time--
Eternity--and heaven and earth--and that
Which is not heaven nor earth, but peopled with 550
Those who once peopled or shall people both--
These are my realms! so that I do divide
_His_, and possess a kingdom which is not
_His_[109]. If I were not that which I have said,
Could I stand here? His angels are within
Your vision.

_Adah_. So they were when the fair Serpent
Spoke with our mother first.

_Lucifer_. Cain! thou hast heard.
If thou dost long for knowledge, I can satiate
That thirst; nor ask thee to partake of fruits
Which shall deprive thee of a single good 560
The Conqueror has left thee. Follow me.

_Cain_. Spirit, I have said it.
[_Exeunt_ LUCIFER _and_ CAIN.

_Adah_ (_follows exclaiming_). Cain! my brother! Cain!

ACT II.

SCENE I.--_The Abyss of Space_.

_Cain_. I tread on air, and sink not--yet I fear
To sink.

_Lucifer_. Have faith in me, and thou shalt be
Borne on the air[110], of which I am the Prince.

_Cain_. Can I do so without impiety?

_Lucifer_. Believe--and sink not! doubt--and perish! thus
Would run the edict of the other God,
Who names me Demon to his angels; they
Echo the sound to miserable things,
Which, knowing nought beyond their shallow senses,
Worship the _word_ which strikes their ear, and deem 10
Evil or good what is proclaimed to them
In their abasement. I will have none such:
Worship or worship not, thou shalt behold
The worlds beyond thy little world, nor be
Amerced for doubts beyond thy little life,
With torture of _my_ dooming. There will come
An hour, when,